Import/export HS code 511290: Various woven fabrics of combed wool or fine animal hair

Woven fabrics made from combed wool or fine animal hair, not classified by weight or blend, used in various textile applications

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 6,044,044
Chile 3,587,552
Italy 2,281,679
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 445,638
Belgium 308,631

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 3,038,531 3,005,513 -33,018
Chile 2,397,729 1,189,823 -1,207,906
Italy 932,443 1,349,236 +416,793
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 440,649 4,989 -435,660
Belgium 147,282 161,349 +14,067
France 154,132 151,643 -2,489
United States 172,596 60,605 -111,991
Czechia 115,080 9,487 -105,593
Turkey 9,341 87,619 +78,278
Netherlands 72,183 10,769 -61,414

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 6,487,620
Chile 3,662,440
Italy 2,280,206
Belgium 303,262
France 283,458

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 3,481,205 3,006,415 -474,790
Chile 2,472,617 1,189,823 -1,282,794
Italy 921,143 1,359,063 +437,920
Belgium 157,965 145,297 -12,668
France 143,967 139,491 -4,476
United States 130,195 13,659 -116,536
Denmark 113,722 0 -113,722
Turkey 14,377 87,619 +73,242
United Kingdom 34,082 39,703 +5,621
India 24,753 36,695 +11,942

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 43
Inner London - East 9
West Yorkshire 7
Outer London - West and North West 6
Greater Manchester 4

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 30 32 +2
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Devon 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,136,324
Air transport 4,826,056
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,749,148

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,818,605 3,317,719 -500,886
Air transport 3,066,803 1,759,253 -1,307,550
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 689,886 1,059,262 +369,376

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,813,983
Glasgow Airport 3,542,658
London Gateway Port 1,860,110
Dover 1,211,544
East Midlands Airport 525,388

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Felixstowe 3,420,943 1,393,040 -2,027,903
Glasgow Airport 2,381,755 1,160,903 -1,220,852
London Gateway Port 108,222 1,751,888 +1,643,666
Dover 536,647 674,897 +138,250
East Midlands Airport 260,406 264,982 +4,576
Thamesport 208,052 161,039 -47,013
London Stansted Airport 164,955 153,720 -11,235
London 97,560 188,238 +90,678
London Heathrow Airport 146,766 97,086 -49,680
Eurotunnel 80,817 58,320 -22,497

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of textiles 11
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 9
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 26
2025-10 22
2025-09 19
2025-08 16

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 47
54m+ 23
0-1m 18
15m-54m 9
Other 7

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 1,884,818
Italy 1,104,794
France 843,784
Denmark 459,513
Saudi Arabia 396,527

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 1,118,969 765,849 -353,120
Italy 634,273 470,521 -163,752
France 241,424 602,360 +360,936
Denmark 224,210 235,303 +11,093
Saudi Arabia 324,786 71,741 -253,045
Netherlands 116,094 143,186 +27,092
Japan 133,784 102,072 -31,712
China 100,986 133,901 +32,915
Viet Nam 9,438 167,037 +157,599
Canada 67,244 103,386 +36,142

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 5,697,161
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,203,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 192,031
Road transport 12,364

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 2,797,856 2,899,305 +101,449
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 517,327 685,703 +168,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,541 45,490 -101,051
Road transport 12,364 0 -12,364

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,001,082
London Heathrow Airport 916,753
ZLC 707,665
London Stansted Airport 532,876
Dover / Eurotunnel 505,505

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
East Midlands Airport 1,519,011 1,482,071 -36,940
London Heathrow Airport 385,183 531,570 +146,387
ZLC 459,598 248,067 -211,531
London Stansted Airport 159,774 373,102 +213,328
Dover / Eurotunnel 202,016 303,489 +101,473
Immingham Docks 220,807 234,151 +13,344
Manchester Airport 265,728 188,498 -77,230
Dover 124,517 148,063 +23,546
London Gateway Port 103,429 0 -103,429
Edinburgh Airport 16,329 39,040 +22,711

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 511290

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Woven fabrics made from combed wool or fine animal hair, not classified by weight or blend, used in various textile applications